Arkema/INP-Pagora 2011 Award

11/16/2011    Press Release

For the seventh consecutive year, Arkema is to reward the author of the best graduation project among 3rd year student engineers from the International School of Paper, Print Media and Biomaterials (Ecole Grenoble INP-Pagora)  with the presentation of the Arkema Award. This project is n the field of paper fibers, bioresource valorization, and improvement of environmental balance of paper processes.

This award will be presented at the graduation ceremony for engineers on November 25 2011 in Grenoble (France) - a ceremony which Arkema has also sponsored for several years, underlining its commitment to the paper industry.

Grenoble INP-Pagora (International School of Paper, Print Media and Biomaterials) is an engineering university of the Grenoble Institute of Technology. The school trains future managers for the paper manufacturing and print media sector, in partnership with a large number of manufacturers both in and outside France.

Arkema is a major supplier of bleaching products to the paper industry, with hydrogen peroxide and sodium chlorate production plants in Asia, Europe and North America.

A global chemical company and France’s leading chemicals producer, Arkema is building the future of the chemical industry every day. Deploying a responsible, innovation-based approach, we produce state-of-the-art specialty chemicals that provide customers with practical solutions to such challenges as climate change, access to drinking water, the future of energy, fossil fuel preservation and the need for lighter materials. With operations in more than 40 countries, 15,700 employees and 9 research centers, Arkema generates annual revenue of some €5.9 billion and holds leadership positions in all its markets with a portfolio of internationally recognized brands. The world is our inspiration.